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2020 Wyoming Workforce Annual Report

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Wyoming Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), 2020 Annual Data

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Table 20: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Annual Wage by Industry (NAICS) for Platte County - 2019-2020
Total Covered Employment Total Wages Average Annual Wage
Change   Change   Change
NAICSa Code Industry and Ownership 2020 2019 N % 2020 2019 $ % 2020 2019 $ %
Ownership - Total 3,399 3,563 -164 -4.6 $154,267,855 $170,207,264 -$15,939,409 -9.4 $45,382 $47,767 -$2,386 -5.0
Ownership - Private 2,479 2,627 -148 -5.6 $117,495,054 $133,061,442 -$15,566,388 -11.7 $47,402 $50,651 -$3,249 -6.4
11  Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting  162 156 6 4.0 $6,263,795 $5,924,085 $339,710 5.7 $38,606 $37,955 $650 1.7
111  Crop Production  9 12 -2 -18.9 $381,474 $437,263 -$55,789 -12.8 $40,887 $38,023 $2,864 7.5
112  Animal Production & Aquaculture  146 137 9 6.3 $5,534,490 $5,158,796 $375,694 7.3 $37,972 $37,609 $364 1.0
23  Construction  160 285 -126 -44.1 $7,838,475 $19,445,246 -$11,606,771 -59.7 $49,119 $68,169 -$19,050 -27.9
236  Construction Of Buildings  48 50 -2 -4.1 $2,069,784 $2,267,554 -$197,770 -8.7 $42,968 $45,125 -$2,157 -4.8
237  Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction  36 154 -118 -76.6 $2,583,743 $12,814,951 -$10,231,208 -79.8 $71,771 $83,214 -$11,443 -13.8
238  Specialty Trade Contractors  75 81 -6 -6.9 $3,184,948 $4,362,741 -$1,177,793 -27.0 $42,229 $53,861 -$11,632 -21.6
31  Manufacturing  53 64 -11 -17.5 $1,845,606 $1,980,436 -$134,830 -6.8 $35,154 $31,105 $4,050 13.0
42  Wholesale Trade  42 40 3 6.8 $2,147,107 $2,094,148 $52,959 2.5 $50,916 $53,016 -$2,101 -4.0
44  Retail Trade  434 400 33 8.3 $12,067,929 $10,689,200 $1,378,729 12.9 $27,827 $26,701 $1,126 4.2
441  Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers  96 97 -1 -0.9 $4,492,602 $4,229,573 $263,029 6.2 $46,638 $43,492 $3,146 7.2
444  Building Material & Garden Supply Stores  88 60 27 45.0 $2,266,267 $1,489,205 $777,062 52.2 $25,900 $24,684 $1,216 4.9
445  Food & Beverage Stores  114 106 8 7.9 $2,481,826 $2,176,818 $305,008 14.0 $21,803 $20,633 $1,170 5.7
446  Health & Personal Care Stores  17 22 -5 -21.3 $506,761 $544,556 -$37,795 -6.9 $29,514 $24,945 $4,569 18.3
447  Gasoline Stations  84 84 0 0.3 $1,719,005 $1,648,098 $70,907 4.3 $20,445 $19,660 $785 4.0
48  Transportation & Warehousing  114 119 -5 -4.2 $5,552,325 $6,337,146 -$784,821 -12.4 $48,846 $53,401 -$4,555 -8.5
484  Truck Transportation  48 49 -1 -2.7 $2,333,576 $2,771,875 -$438,299 -15.8 $48,697 $56,282 -$7,584 -13.5
486  Pipeline Transportation  23 23 0 -1.1 $1,991,778 $2,090,928 -$99,150 -4.7 $88,523 $91,909 -$3,385 -3.7
51  Information  21 23 -3 -10.7 $675,071 $730,957 -$55,886 -7.6 $32,409 $31,331 $1,077 3.4
517  Telecommunications  7 8 -1 -13.9 $335,380 $375,735 -$40,355 -10.7 $50,282 $48,482 $1,800 3.7
52  Finance & Insurance  113 114 -1 -1.2 $5,994,638 $5,726,164 $268,474 4.7 $53,205 $50,194 $3,011 6.0
522  Credit Intermediation & Related Activities  94 94 0 0.2 $5,159,152 $4,774,565 $384,587 8.1 $54,786 $50,793 $3,992 7.9
53  Real Estate & Rental & Leasing  34 51 -17 -33.9 $1,243,564 $2,561,954 -$1,318,390 -51.5 $36,759 $50,068 -$13,308 -26.6
531  Real Estate  20 17 3 19.0 $489,547 $457,752 $31,795 6.9 $24,687 $27,460 -$2,772 -10.1
532  Rental & Leasing Services  14 35 -21 -59.4 $754,017 $2,104,202 -$1,350,185 -64.2 $53,858 $60,991 -$7,133 -11.7
54  Professional & Technical Services  78 72 5 7.3 $4,591,221 $4,927,895 -$336,674 -6.8 $59,180 $68,131 -$8,950 -13.1
541  Professional & Technical Services  78 72 5 7.3 $4,591,221 $4,927,895 -$336,674 -6.8 $59,180 $68,131 -$8,950 -13.1
56  Administrative & Waste Services  40 38 3 7.6 $1,677,410 $1,628,120 $49,290 3.0 $41,500 $43,324 -$1,825 -4.2
561  Administrative & Support Services  40 38 3 7.6 $1,677,410 $1,628,120 $49,290 3.0 $41,500 $43,324 -$1,825 -4.2
62  Health Care & Social Assistance  286 303 -17 -5.5 $15,767,704 $15,200,634 $567,070 3.7 $55,132 $50,209 $4,923 9.8
621  Ambulatory Health Care Services  56 61 -6 -9.4 $3,518,548 $4,113,712 -$595,164 -14.5 $63,204 $66,977 -$3,773 -5.6
624  Social Assistance  93 94 -2 -2.0 $2,122,490 $2,099,914 $22,576 1.1 $22,946 $22,240 $706 3.2
71  Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation  13 17 -4 -21.6 $249,405 $324,945 -$75,540 -23.2 $18,710 $19,114 -$404 -2.1
72  Accommodation & Food Services  421 452 -32 -7.0 $6,824,420 $7,497,104 -$672,684 -9.0 $16,217 $16,574 -$358 -2.2
721  Accommodation  118 128 -9 -7.2 $2,215,180 $2,533,851 -$318,671 -12.6 $18,706 $19,861 -$1,155 -5.8
722  Food Services & Drinking Places  302 325 -22 -6.9 $4,609,240 $4,963,253 -$354,013 -7.1 $15,241 $15,283 -$42 -0.3
81  Other Services, Except Public Administration  59 61 -1 -1.9 $1,853,079 $1,809,667 $43,412 2.4 $31,233 $29,912 $1,322 4.4
811  Repair & Maintenance  16 21 -4 -20.3 $1,003,819 $1,033,325 -$29,506 -2.9 $61,471 $50,406 $11,065 22.0
813  Membership Associations & Organizations  24 26 -2 -6.1 $439,814 $359,376 $80,438 22.4 $18,010 $13,822 $4,188 30.3
Ownership - Federal Government 116 101 15 14.4 $6,694,599 $5,896,426 $798,173 13.5 $57,752 $58,190 -$438 -0.8
48  Transportation & Warehousing  25 26 -1 -4.2 $1,081,500 $1,054,882 $26,618 2.5 $43,122 $40,309 $2,813 7.0
491  Postal Service  25 26 -1 -4.2 $1,081,500 $1,054,882 $26,618 2.5 $43,122 $40,309 $2,813 7.0
92  Public Administration  91 75 16 20.8 $5,613,099 $4,841,544 $771,555 15.9 $61,798 $64,408 -$2,610 -4.1
926  Administration Of Economic Programs  11 7 4 54.2 $395,037 $328,603 $66,434 20.2 $37,023 $47,486 -$10,463 -22.0
Ownership - State Government 172 170 3 1.7 $8,091,528 $8,198,923 -$107,395 -1.3 $46,929 $48,348 -$1,419 -2.9
92  Public Administration  168 166 3 1.7 $7,871,501 $7,985,643 -$114,142 -1.4 $46,737 $48,228 -$1,491 -3.1
923  Administration Of Human Resource Programs  16 17 -1 -5.8 $804,366 $882,670 -$78,304 -8.9 $49,257 $50,933 -$1,676 -3.3
926  Administration Of Economic Programs  55 56 -1 -1.3 $2,384,632 $2,500,135 -$115,503 -4.6 $43,223 $44,709 -$1,486 -3.3
Ownership - Local Government 632 665 -33 -5.0 $21,986,674 $23,050,473 -$1,063,799 -4.6 $34,771 $34,645 $126 0.4
61  Educational Services  343 369 -26 -7.0 $12,578,559 $13,796,041 -$1,217,482 -8.8 $36,672 $37,413 -$741 -2.0
611  Educational Services  343 369 -26 -7.0 $12,578,559 $13,796,041 -$1,217,482 -8.8 $36,672 $37,413 -$741 -2.0
92  Public Administration  194 197 -3 -1.6 $6,356,617 $6,413,892 -$57,275 -0.9 $32,795 $32,571 $224 0.7
921  Executive, Legislative & General Government  161 164 -3 -1.8 $5,753,075 $5,857,035 -$103,960 -1.8 $35,807 $35,786 $21 0.1
924  Administration Of Environmental Programs  33 33 0 -0.2 $603,542 $556,857 $46,685 8.4 $18,195 $16,748 $1,448 8.6
aNorth American Industry Classification System. 
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, developed through a cooperative program between Research & Planning and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Extract Date: May 2021. 
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 5/25/21.